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gaj understand noolg are are. >> goodage, are ever ed bus stoib. but the big story on "action news," a school is mourning the death of a feature sheila hawkins. katherine scott is live at shawmont elementary where students and staff are mourning the loss. >> reporter: sheila hawkins had been with the district since92.
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>> my heart is aching she was so wonderful. the kids loved her. >> it's going to be hard, you're talking about a teacher who knew everybody. >> sunday morning before 8:00 a.m., a fire trapped hawkins and others inside their home on wren street. hawkins was rushed to the hospital with third degree burns. she want into cardiac rest and died at the hospital. neighbors gathered to help the fament. a letter was provided to arriving parents. >> the principal said he was going to have a briefing on what happened. >> reporter: the school district said it touch the entire school community and brought in grief counselors to help. we have someone in place to talk to fi difficult time -- in this
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difficult time whether it is students or staff. >> reporter: the fire remains under investigation. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. there are still residence unaccounted for after last week's fire in west chester at a senior living community. atf brought in heavy machinery as they prepare to go inside. they will update us around 3:00 p.m., and we'll have more at 4 an constant updates online. the upper merion police officers who shot a man outside the king of prussia mall have been cleared of any wrong doing. the officers encountered kaylynn jackson last month in a mall parking garage and ordered him to stop his vehicle. he put other lives at risk by ram going his car into other
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several vehicles including police vehicles. montgomery county d.a. kevin steel determined it was a lawful use of force. the officers were cleared to resume their duties. turning to accuweather there's lots of sun outside, but there's a chill in the air. going liable outside, sky6 live hd showing you the view of spring mountain this noon. not making snow quite yet, meteorologist david murphy has the check on the forecast. david. >> reporter: it's beginning to feel like snow this morning when we had windchills down below the freezing mark. thou we have sunshine, cloud cover buildings in off the great lakes, but the air is too dry we're expecting to maintain mostly sunny skies. 45 degrees in philadelphia. 44 in allentown. 44 in trenton. 46 degrees currently in wilmington. 44 in reading, 46 in millville. and down in cape may. 44 degrees. there's a bit of a breeze blowing not as blustery as yesterday, but a 16-mile an hour wind rolling through the region
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in philadelphia, 17 miles per hour in allentown. morally the same in millville and dover. if you look at the effect it is having the temperatures in the low to mid 40s, but we have windchills in the 30s. it's a good day to get the coat going and extra gear if you're spending time outside. for the rest of the way we're expecting a high of 47 or 48 say around 3:30 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. we're dip from there and go down to the upper 30s. we have a warmup tomorrow, but what about thanksgiving day, it's bright, but coat-worthy if you're heading to the parade. i'll have the latest from accuweather on that. coat worthy sounds about right. thank you. we'll check in with you later, thank you. you can keep up with the changes on your phone or tablet that includes real time views from storm tracker 6 live and 6abc app from your download or mobile device. the eagles are on the verge of sealing a playoff spot after
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their win against dallas. they went on to win big 37-9. 9-1, the birds are holding on to the best record in football. they are without a kicker after jake elliot suffered a head injury yesterday, he did not return to the game. we'll get an update on his injury as coach peterson is holding his day after news conference in south philadelphia. we'll hear more from the coach in the next half-hour. the justice department has been ordered to turnover documents to special council robert muller's investigation. they are focusing on the firing of james comey and jeff sessions for recusing himself from the entire matter. muller is demanding documents
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from the department overseeing the investigation. now to the allegations against roy moore. another accuser is breaking her silence. she is the woman who accused her of sexually abusing her when she was 14 years old. lana zack has the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon one white house aid told abc the accusations have played a role in president trump's decision not to campaign in alabama for republican candidate roy. for the first time we're hearing from the woman who said she was just 14 when she said roy tried to sexually assault her. >> i was a 14-year-old child playing to play in an adult world he removed my clothing and left the room and came back in wearing his white underwear and he touched me over my clothing what was left of it, and he
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tried to get me to touch him, as well. >> reporter: roy moore has repeatedly denied the allegation and of 6 other women who claim to have contact with him them when he was 30. >> they are untrue. >> roy moore denies these allegations and further says he does not know you. >> i wonder how many he doesn't know. >> reporter: she said she was a republican voter who never paid to tell her story. she didn't come forward because she was worried about her children. for his part president trump has not weighed in, but the budget director said the president is leaving it to the voters of alabama to decidedly. >> he doesn't know who believe, a lot of folks don't. moore's support has not eroded
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even among evangelicals. three of alabama's top newspapers under voters to reject more. reporting from washington, lana zack channel 6 "action news." >> a robber is wanted for targeting a bank in rocks -- roxborough when he walked inside he put a revolver on the counter and demanded money. he was wearing neon vest and construction helmet and gloves and had his face covered. he concealed his identity, but if you know anything about the crime call the fbi or the philadelphia police. the death of a notorious killer. what officials are saying about the passing of charles manson. a football stadium comes crashing down. the reason for the demolition in downtown, atlanta. david murphy has the seven-day forecast when "action
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he convinced his followers to kill 8 people in 1969. he was serving nine life sentences and denied parole 12 different times. the white house is willing to strike a healthcare profession from the senate tax bill. it repeal the policy that requires everyone in the u.s. to have health insurance or pay a fine. the president's budget director said he is okay with removing that part of the bill if it becomes an obstacle to passing the legislation. there's a race against time to find missing submarine with 44 members on board making a routine off the coast of argentina when it lost contact with the navy last wednesday. officials fear a fire may have knocked out the power system. u.s. navy is sending their most sophisticated rescue equipment to help with the search which
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covers $200,000 conveyer miles. a sheriff's cruiser tash cam capture -- dash cam captured a small plane making an emergency landing in florida. the 65 adler pilot and his passenger were not injured. investigators are talking to them to find out what went wrong. "action news" is exposing a car hack that thieves are using to steal your vehicle. wendy saltzman has a preview of the special report on "action news" at 11:00 p.m. >> reporter: as cars get smarter so do car thieves. >> today's cars are computers on wheels. >> reporter: i'm wendy saltzman we'll show you the hitech way crook are stealing your wheels. hear from a family who said it happened to them. >> i never experienced anything like it wasery surreal. >> reporter: don't miss my special report cyber car hacking tonight on "action news" at
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next-door. odyssey honda advance are being recalled. honda is working on a fix for the problem and trying to educate owner's how to latch the seats properly. they have received 46 reports of minor injuries linked to the issue so far. motivation to get your chores done could help you live longer. women 65 and orderly who engage in -- older who engage in household chores and errands could extend your lives. 0 minutes of work the risk fell by 30%. more activity drop the mortality risk to 39%. two turkeys have a late to be thankful for this year, they will receive a pardon from the
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white house. the national turkey foundation is picking up the tab of staying at a hotel. after they are pardoned they will head to virginia tech to live out the rest of their lives. >> pretty swanky for a turkey. >> must be republican. "action news" team working on news stories beginning at 4:00 p.m. >> reporter: coming up at 4:00 p.m., santa will see you now. that's what kids will be hearing at macy's flagship store in new york city, it is little one will have to make an appointment this year if they have to bring a list to chris chris to chris kr. a warning from the girl scouts who are urging parents not to force their daughters to hug
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will lead our coverage of the holiday tradition, our coverage from eakens oval begins at 8:30 on thursday morning. >> are you set? >> my dance moves are ready. >> reporter: yeah, that's all you have to do. it's chilly out there, it's going to be chilly thanksgiving day, too. grab a coat if you're heading outside. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we're dry, center city looking bright and blue above a few high clouds here and there. you see the camera shaking around a little bit because we have decent winds blowing through the region today. not as gusty as yesterday, but wind. 45 degrees in philadelphia. there's the north/northwest winds at 16 miles per hour. definitely coat weather if you're spending time outside. 44 degrees is the current temperature in allentown and reading. 45 in philadelphia. 46 in millville and dover and 45
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in cape may. satellite and radar shows how there is cloud cover in westerly/northwesterly flow that is trying to make it off the great lakes, but the direction of the wind is so west that the clouds are tending to go over to the east of us, we've got dry air down here. since this morning we've seen the clouds erode. lehigh valley, sunny and breezy, 46 degrees is the high. chilly. down the shore a little on the cool side, 50 degrees, sunny and breezy there. in philadelphia, lots of sun, breezy, high of 48 degrees winds are out of the west between 10 and 20 miles per hour today, it's very likely going to feel like the upper 30s or maybe low 40s the rest of the way. so once again that jacket or sweatshirt required. mainly clear, less wind overnight, 39 degrees is the overnight low in philadelphia, so we chill down. in the outlying suburbs we could get down to 34 degrees. a breeze blowing overnight, but clear skies. tomorrow a warm front goes off
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to the north, the flow turns out of the west/northwest but to the south. we'll go up to 58 degrees. sunshine early as the front comes in from the west we'll see the clouds you see on the model beginning to overtake us late in the day and at night. eventually we'll see a shower popping up. by 12:00, 12:30 in the wee hours of the morning, nothing is going on. up until 4:00 a.m. or so, there could be sprinkles and showers, by 7:00 a.m. it's all gone. this is really nothing. when you look at travel conditions over the next several days we'll be buildings in to more and more travel toward the holidays. tuesday is dry. wednesday dry after an early morning sprinkle that you just saw. thanksgiving the turkey will be doing a lot of movement out there, that's what rick will be doing in the booth because it's going to be chilly for the parade. brisk and chilly today, 48,
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tomorrow, 58. wednesday, high of 54. thursday, sunshine, a little bit of a breeze not too much to ground the balloons. the parade will the full glory, but it will be chilly. in the morning when you head to the parkway, a temperature about freezing at dawn and 40 by parade's end. chilly this year and dry, but good enough weather to enjoy yourself. 44 is the afternoon high. on friday, big morning for a lot of you, 34 is the overnight low that's what to expect in the morning around dawn. we improve to 50 in the afternoon with partly sunny skies. for the weekend, 53 degrees, clouds and sun on saturday. 53 is the high there. there's a chance of a spotty shower around on saturday, i don't think it's a washout. sunday we're back into the chill with sun mixing with clouds, 46 degrees the high there. a little invasion of cooler air coming in a little more often in
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the seven day. >> thank you, david. gymnasts around the world have new competition there's now a humanoid robot capable of doing back flips. was pioneered by boston dynamics. they originally made the atlas robot for the u.s. military. i'll give him an 8.3. marian anderson museums s an new exhibition to experience the holiday through her eyes. taylor swift is breaking records with her latest album those stories and more next.
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>> hello, again, here's some of the stories we're following on "action news" at 12:30 p.m., support from the community following a devastating fire at a senior home in west chester has been overwhelming. we have the latest on how people are helping those who lost their homes. tragedy strikes a philadelphia school district a teacher beloved by students and staff dies in a fire. the american mother held hostage by the taliban for five years, said she was beaten as she tried to protect her
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children from their captures. now to the details, so many donations to the victims of the five-alarm blaze in west chester that they can no longer take donations. an investigation into the fire that left 20 people hurt and so many homeless continues. jeanette reyes has the latest from west chester. >> reporter: i feel like i won the lottery, i'm so excited, everybody did this it's so nice. >> reporter: residents and loved ones stopped by the goodwill fire company to pick up much-needed items after a devastating five-alarm fire swept through the senior living community. >> i went running to see the building on fire. i thought my mother was in there. >> reporter: officials say there are residents unaccounted for. the inferno left behind a shell of a building investigators have yet to sift through. today atf descend on the area to bring in heavy
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